black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, ‘I’m an Olympic gold medalist.’

Michael Phelps

I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Muscle Myself Weight
I learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk show.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Fast Learning Myself Reference Show
I can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Best Control Day Feeling Goodness Myself Performance
I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it. I think your mind really controls everything.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Control Mindset Myself Possible Thinking Time
Once I’m already in my room, I still have to open a door to get into my bed. It’s like a giant box. It’s like the boy in a bubble.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Boy Myself Open Room
It doesn’t matter what else is going on. When you walk into your arena or your – whatever you excel at, you’re there to take care of the job that you have to do.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Care Chaos Control Manage Walk Yourself
I’ve been able to get an excitement back in the water.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Excitement Myself Water
My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Comfortable Feeling Mom Myself Safety Water
I like to just think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion, has a goal and a dream and goes out and does it. And that’s really how I’ve always lived my life.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Life Myself Normal Person Thinking
Even in high school, I’d tell my mom I was sick of swimming and wanted to try to play golf. She wasn’t too happy. She’d say, ‘Think about this.’ And I’d always end up getting back in the pool.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Myself Pool School Sports Swimming
For so long, I looked at myself as literally a kid who was talented who would go up and down the pool. That’s it. Nothing else. Very few people knew who I really was.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Children Identity Myself Person Talent
I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Conservatism Crazy Life Live Pretty
There are too many kids who are drowning for lack of water safety. That’s something I’d like to do. Teaching kids to live an active lifestyle.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Children Drowning Lifestyle Safety Teaching Water
I haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Myself Pools River Swimming Try
I still remember the days, not wanting to see anybody, not wanting to talk to anybody, really not wanting to live. I was on an express elevator to the bottom floor, wherever that might be.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Day Expression Live Myself Remember Talk
I want to be able to look back and say, ‘I’ve done everything I can, and I was successful.’ I don’t want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I’d like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Change Generation Myself Success Young

My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, ‘I’m an Olympic gold medalist.’

Related Topics

Popular Authors

My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, ‘I’m an Olympic gold medalist.’

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Michael Phelps Quotes